10 Questions

Jonathan & Melissa Helser

Label:

Bethel Music

From:

Sophia, NC

March 18, 2019

1. If you could walk us through your music-related journey from the start to present, what are some of the most notable facets of your history as artists up until now?

Music really woke up inside of us when we were in our late teens, when we started going to summer camps and they started singing worship songs from Delirious and the Vineyard. At these summer camps we encountered the presence of God in worship and we were ruined for anything else. Ever since those days we have longed to create music that would touch God's heart and create a place for His presence to invade. Joining Bethel Music in 2014 was a greater fulfillment of that original desires, as we have gotten to travel the world and create music that has inspired so many to encounter God's heart.

March 11, 2019

1. You've had a wild ride through life in general; could you share a Reader's Digest version of your past and how radio became-and, 32 years later, continues to be-a part of it?
I was raised by a single mom. Kicked out of the house at 16 years-old, so I had no address ...

March 4, 2019

BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
When 7eventh Time Down made their break at radio with 2013's Top 5 hit "Just Say Jesus," they'd already been a band for a decade. Their years of grinding on the road and in studio continued to produce fruit as they honed in their sound and ...

February 25, 2019

1. If you could walk us through the band's journey from the start to present, what are some of the most notable facets of The Color's history up to now?
That's a big question! When we started the band in 2012, it came out of a season where we felt like we had given up on ...

February 18, 2019

1. How would you best sum up your music industry career journey in a couple of paragraphs?
It feels like big Venn diagrams where my worklife is a series of people, places and music coming together. The destination is the journey of the wonderful stuff that comes from ...

February 11, 2019

1. What does your journey as an artist look like, from start to present day?
My journey has been one of slow, consistent, growth and progression over the last seven years. It has truly been a great ride. I've been blessed to be a part of five tours and five ]releases to ...

February 4, 2019

BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
It's never an easy road to "make it" in the music industry. So, imagine the psychological hurdles an artist must navigate when, after years of grinding and establishing himself as part of a successful music act, that act disbands and he's in the ...

January 28, 2019

BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
It's not typical for label marketing directors and A&R personnel to invest much into relationships with PDs and MDs; but since radio's been in his blood since college-and smaller labels often don't have national promotions teams in-house-Brad ...

January 21, 2019

1. Starting from the beginning, what stops have you made on your radio career journey that's brought you to your current gig at KTSY?
As many of us have, I've had many stops along the way. The first gig being a little AM radio station in Boise, KSPD, 35 years ago. It ...

January 14, 2019

BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
When 7eventh Time Down made their break at radio with 2013's Top 5 hit "Just Say Jesus," they'd already been a band for a decade. Their years of grinding on the road and in studio continued to produce fruit as they honed in their sound and ...